Biological Weapons Limiting the Threat

Name: Biological Weapons Limiting the Threat
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ISBN: 9780262621281

ISBN-10: 0262621282

ISBN-13: 9780262621281

Edition: 1999

Authors: Joshua S. Lederberg, William S. Cohen

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Description:

The essays in this book, many of which were originally published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, examine the medical, scientific and political dimensions of limiting the threat posed by biological weapons.

Book details

List price: $7.75
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: MIT Press
Publication date: 5/13/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 300
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.342
Language: English



Acknowldgments


Foreword




Introducing and Framing the Issues



Introduction




Why Should We Be Concerned About Biological Warfare?




Background and History



Biological Warfare: A Historical Perspective




Clinical Recognition and Management of Patients Exposed to Biological Warfare Agents




Biological Weapons and U.S. Law




Arms Control and Biological Weapons



Biological Weapons Control: Prospects and Implications for the Future




An Effective Prohibition of Biological Weapons




Iraq's Biological Weapons Program



Iraq's Biological Warfare Program: The Past as Future?




Investigating Iraq's Biological Weapons Program




Detection and Use of Biological Agents: Case Studies



A Large Community Outbreak of Salmonellosis Caused by Intentional Contamination of Restaurant Salad Bars




An Outbreak of Shigella dysenteriae Type 2 Among Laboratory Workers Due to Intentional Food Contamination




The Sverdlovsk Anthrax Outbreak of 1979




Unlawful Acquisition and Use of Biological Agents




Policies for Responding to the Threat of Biological Warfare



Biological Terrorism: Preparing to Meet the Threat




The Threat of Biological Weapons: Prophylaxis and Mitigation of Psychological and Social Consequences




Potential Values of a Simple Biological Warfare Protective Mask




Bioterrorism: Threats and Responses




Epilogue



List of Contributors


Index


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